Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee - Page 2

[Wick3]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #25

Posted: 8/11/14 at 9:29am

***When I did standing room, they sold the tix 15 minutes after selling the lottery tix. So for the 8pm show, they sold SRO at around 6:30pm, not 7:15pm! Just an FYI not to leave the line to go to the bathroom or to grab dinner after the lottery.

Yes, Hedwig does invite SRO folks (especially those who are assigned to stand by the aisle) to sit and fill up empty seats in the front. He did that halfway through the show though when it's quite certain those people aren't attending.

As for Aug 15th, I saw that too online yesterday but after a few hours, I saw the date again on telecharge. Odd.

[brdway411]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #26

Posted: 8/13/14 at 5:35am

If you are coming up for SRO hedwig today, find another show. Already 7 people in line.

[Wick3]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #27

Posted: 8/13/14 at 8:36am

what time did the 1st person arrive? Please don't tell me midnight!

[brdway411]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #28

Posted: 8/13/14 at 9:12am

They were sleeping. I was on my way to les Mis

[brdway411]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #29

Posted: 8/13/14 at 10:23am

Okay just scored my favorite front row seats at Les Misérables so I walked by hedwig to see if the girls were awake. They got there at 5 am.

Just got home, also. There were about 20 people in line when I walked by.

******SORRY ABOUT the 5 am thing. That's what they told me.


Updated On: 8/14/14 at 10:23 AM

[darreyl102]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #30

Posted: 8/13/14 at 11:21am

^ Insane. Can't imagine getting up that early for a show- especially midnight.

Darreyl with an L!

[Wick3]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #31

Posted: 8/13/14 at 11:57am

congrats on the les mis tix!!! as for the hedwig sro line, 5am isn't that bad (can't believe I'm saying that!)

[haterobics]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #32

Posted: 8/13/14 at 12:49pm

Yes, but now that we know it's 5 a.m., that means you have to go even earlier than that to be safe for the next two shows, and the weekend will be even crazier.

[HighFlyingAdored97]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #33

Posted: 8/13/14 at 2:21pm

Just out of curiosity, how many spots did they sell today? I'm happy that I got to see the show twice on Sunday... this last week is going to be insane.

"The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

[Wick3]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #34

Posted: 8/13/14 at 3:15pm

They won't know until 7:15pm.

On a sidenote --- I did check telecharge and they released a ton of tix for Saturday and Sunday (except the last show.) All of them cost $450 though. I'm surprised they still had tickets! I looked for the same dates last weekend and didn't see a single ticket being sold.

[neonlightsxo]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #35

Posted: 8/13/14 at 3:22pm

They've been releasing last minute tickets like that throughout the run.

[dancer456]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #36

Posted: 8/13/14 at 11:03pm

I was able to go today. They gave out 14 SRO tickets, which was surprising to all of us.

The first people got there right around 3 AM, the next couple at 3:30, then there were a couple of people who got there at 5 AM, and the last group of people to get in got there at 5:15 AM. They let us know around 11 AM that there were 14 spots. Had amazing seats right behind center orchestra, and the usher was even really nice and told me (without my asking for one) where to go for a "surprise" at the end of the show, which ended up being a Hurt Locker playbill :) It goes without saying that the show was incredible, so glad I got to see NPH in his last week.

[brdway411]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #37

Posted: 8/14/14 at 3:55am

Just walked by on my way home from the bar, already 12 people in line. You might want to consider another show.

[phantomcrazy14]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #38

Posted: 8/14/14 at 6:27am

I'm assuming you cant enter the lotto while in line?

[brdway411]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #39

Posted: 8/14/14 at 6:34am

Sure you can. Done many times. And even won once.

[Wick3]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #40

Posted: 8/14/14 at 7:02am

irenka, hope you made it!

[phantomcrazy14]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #41

Posted: 8/14/14 at 7:26am

Phew! Thank you! Well keep your fingers crossed! It's my first day back in the city after summer vacation and I'm training to be an RA and I really could use a Broadway show after my first training day and three months of not seeing anything :) But I won't get my hopes up too much!

[brdway411]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #42

Posted: 8/14/14 at 7:38am

Unless you are in SRO line right now, the lottery is probably your only chance. I walked by on my way home and there were already people lined up.

[Bettyboy72]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #43

Posted: 8/14/14 at 6:14pm

I was there at 530pm. It looked just just before curtain. Hundreds of people outside. Total madhouse.

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

[dancer456]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #44

Posted: 8/15/14 at 5:21am

^ THat's the lottery, it was packed on Wednesday, as well.

[Diva_Dom]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #45

Posted: 8/15/14 at 8:45am

If anyone is interested they have a handful of tickets left for Andrews first show! I purchased one in the balcony for $59! And I spoke to the person at the box office and she said this past weekend people lined up at midnight the night before for standing room (Saturday into Sunday) this week she said people have been lining up at 3:00am

[Bettyboy72]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #46

Posted: 8/15/14 at 1:36pm

At least 4 of yesterday's lotto winners got second row center. I was in the first row and talked to one of them

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

[darreyl102]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #47

Posted: 8/15/14 at 2:58pm

I cannot imagine waiting overnight for a show- I could NEVER see myself doing that (but who knows what the future holds- my opinion my change. LOL)
- I could see doing it if i had someone to switch out with and was able to get out of line, but to do it all by myself would be madness. But to each his own.
I always wondered where the lottery tickets were- interesting. I was able to move front row when i saw the show. It was fun.

Darreyl with an L!

[Bettyboy72]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #48

Posted: 8/15/14 at 3:17pm

I just wonder who the hell has the stamina for that. I would never be able to enjoy a show after a wait like that. I'd fall asleep or pass out. God bless the people who can. If you're a tourist it's a gross waste of time in NYC IMHO.

"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal "I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello

[TapDanceGal]

Hedwig Standing Room Advice for a Sunday matinee #49

Posted: 8/15/14 at 9:19pm

There will be no SRO sold for the 7pm show on Sunday (NPH's last show)